Turnstile



July 21, 1931. F. J. PEREY 1,315,130

'IURNSTILE Original Filed Aug. 22, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 VENTO IV/T/VESJA TTORNE Y 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 TE *J a i u 1 INVENTORfi ATTORNEY F. J.PEREY TUBNSTILE Original Filed Aug. 22, 1924 July 21, 1931.

July 21, 1931. F. J. PEREY 1,815,130

TURNSTILE Original Filed Aug. 22, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 WITNESSESPatented July 21, 1931 UNITED STATES "FFIE TURNSTILE Application filedAugust 22, 1924, Serial No. 733,582. Renewed December 9, 1930.

This invention relates to turnstiles and more particularly to certainimprovements to the type having the arms thereof normally locked andadapted to satisfy with cle- 5 pendable accuracy-either entirelyautomatically or when under the control of an attendantthe purposes of aturnstile.

Important features of the present invention consist in providing aturnstile having 10 a sure and positive locking means preventingdishonest manipulation and in constructing the device of few movingparts in a manner permitting easy and quick repair and substitution ofparts.

A further feature of the invention consists in constructing andpositioning the working parts in such a manner as to permit thereversing of the direction of travel of the turnstile arms by the mererepositioning of parts.

llVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will morefully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features beingpointed out in the appended claims.

In order to make the invention more clearly understood there are shownin the accompanying drawings, means for carrying it into practicaleffect without limiting the improvements in their useful applications tothe particular construction, which, for the purposes of explanation havebeen made the subject of illustration.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a complete apparatus containing myimprove- Inents.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same taken along the line 22 of Figure land looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a top View of the device with certain parts broken away toshow the controlling mechanism.

Figure 4 is a verticalsectional view of the upper part of the devicetaken along the line 4-4 of Figure3 and looking in the direction of thearrows.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view of the rotatable head of the turnstile.

Figure 6 is a bottom view of the bolt or plunger receiving head platewith the bolts or plungers in position.-

igure 7 is a vertical sectional View of the device taken along the line77 of Figure 8 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 8 is a horizontal View of the device taken along the line 88 ofigure 4 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 9 is a view of the locking bolts or plungers detached from thedevice.

Figure 10 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 1010 ofFigure 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a modified form with the controllingmechanism positioned in the base of the turnstile and with certain partsbroken away to show certain mechanism.

Figure 12 is a bottom sectional view of the bolt receiving head plateshowing pawl receivlng recesses.

Figure 13 is a View of one of the locking bolts or plungers used withthe form shown in Figure 11.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a hollow turnstile stand orpedestal having on its inner lower base portion a cross supporting plate2 on which is positioned a proper cup bearing 3 and having its upperportion provided with circularly shaped mechanism receiving seatportions 4 and 5.

Vithin the pedestal is a vertically positioned revolvable shaft 6 havingits lower end positioned in the cup bearing 3, its upper portionprovided with a circular groove 7 and a transverse hole 8, and its topwith a threaded end 9.

Resting in a seat 11, which is a side extension of 5, is a friction shoe12 having a narrow shaft end 13, an enlarged square portion 14 and a Vshaped head or end 15 having its face provided with a rubber facing 16.A spiral spring 17 is positioned around the shaft 13 with one endagainst the square portion 14 and the other against a face plate 18having an opening provided for the reception of the end 13. Resting in aseat 19, which is a side extension of 4, provided with side rubbers 20is a supporting rack 21 having an end 22 provided with an opening 23,side walls 24 and 25 connected to face of rack 21 by screws 26, and afront cross piece 27 (side walls 24 and 25 and front piece 27 may be ofone piece of material) provided with an opening 28 corresponding and inline with opening 23. Side walls 24 and 25 are provided with alignedupper grooves 29 and aligned lower grooves 30. Side wall 24 has anextension or arm 31 having its face provided with a rubber cushion 32while the top of wall,25 is provided with a post 33 to which ispivotally connected a back stop pawl 34 under pressure of a spring 35properly fastened to a post 36. Extending transversely across the rack21 and thru the openings 23 and 28 is a push or release rod 37surrounded by a spiral spring 38 positioned between the pieces 27 and 22while the rack 21 is kept in position by the set pin 39.

The device is provided with a rotatable head comprising a circularsupporting and bearing plate 40 having a center opening thru which fitsthe shaft 6 and a downwardly extending collar 41 having a transversegroove in which is positioned a supporting pin 42 extending thru thehole 8 and supporting the rotatable head. Superimposed on said plate 40and having a center opening for the reception of shaft 6 is a boltreceiving head plate 43 having its undersurface provided with twogrooves or gutters 44, bisecting each other, in which are positioned twofreely slidable heavy bolts 45 adapted to lap over each other inslidable relation and provided with center openings 46 and projectingends 47 The bolts are slidably sandwiched between the plate 40 and theplate 43 which are firmly connected to each other by four screws 48positioned around the plates equal distances apart and provided withrotatable rollers 49. The circumference of the plate 43 above thegutters 44 is provided with a band of rubber 50 connected to said plate43 by screws 51 and provided with a plurality (any number) of notches orsockets 52 in which fit the stop pawl 34. Attached to the head plate 43by screws 53 are the usual turnstile arms 54 while a nut 55 is threadedon top of the shaft 6 which rotates with the head mechanism. Around andin the groove 7 is a washer 56 fastened to the pedestal as at 57 whileon the inner side of the housing 4 directly in line with the rod 37 is arubber cushion 58.

Attached to the outside of the bottom of the stand as at 59 is a footpedal 60 having a supporting rod 61 to which is attached an actuatingarm 62. Either pressure on the pedestal 60 or a pull on the cord 63 willforce the arm 62 to move the rod 37. It will be understood that thismeans or an automatic coin receiving mechanism may be utilized to movethe rod 37. As shown in Figure 4 the device is in locked condition withextension 47 of one of the bolts 45 fiat up against the extension 31,the stop pawl 34 positioned within one of the sockets 52 and the Vshaped head positioned between two of the rollers 49.

\Vhen it is desired torelease the mechanism from its locked conditionthe rod 37 is pushed inward striking the extension 47 and clearing it ofthe extension 31 and forcing its opposite end toward the cushion 58.Pressure applied to the arms 54 will then rotate the shaft 6, the plate40, the bolts 45 and the head plate 43 while the stop pawl freely ridesout of the socket 52 and the shoe 12 is forced back by pressure from therollers 49. As the next bolt comes around toward the extension 31 itsend strikes up against the extension 31 and stops any further forwardmovement of the rotatable mechanism while the stop pawl 34 engages thenext socket 52 thereby preventing backward movement of the rotatablemechanism. The spring 17 keeps the shoe 12 inward against the rollerswhile the spring 38 keeps the rod outward away from the extension 47.

In the modified form shown in Figures 11, 12 and 13 the lockingmechanism is placed in the base of the device. In Figure 11 a supportingplate 70, similar to 40, has a center cut out portion 71 which fits downover a post 72 and is adapted to rotate therei on. A head plate 73,similar to 43, is superimposed on the plate 7 O and secured thereto asin Fig. 4 with the slidable bolts as 74 sandwiched between them in themanner as shown in Figure 4. It will be noted that the bolt 74 is notprovided with a center opening as the shaft 75 does not extend clownwardto it. The rotatable shaft 75 is fixedly secured within the center ofthe plate 73 as shown at 76. As shown in Figure 12 the plate 73 insteadof being provided with a band of rubber 50 may have a plurality ofsockets 7'7 each lined with rubber 78. Turnstile arms 79 are securelyfastened to the rotatable shaft 75 as at 80 and 81 and rotate with theshaft 75, the plate 73, the bolts 74 and the plate 70. The shoe 82 andthe rack 83 are practically the same as in Figure 4.

In order to reverse the direction of travel of the arms 54 or 79 it ismerely necessary to remove the pin 39, posts 33 and 36, the pawl 34 andspring 35 and turn the rack upside down. After turning the rack upsidedown it is merely necessary to place the pin 39 in the grooves 30 andthe posts 33 and 36 in the openings 84 and 85 which openings extendcompletely thru the wall 25.

hat I claim is: r

1. A turnstile having rotatable arms, means comprising superimposedslidable bolts, and means cooperating with said bolts for limiting themovement of said arms.

2. A turnstile having rotatable arms and a rotatable mechanism withinwhich is positioned superimposed slidable bolts, and

means cooperating with said bolts for limiting the movement of saidrotatable arms and mechanism.

3. A turnstile having a rotatable mecha misml within which is positionedslidable bolts.

4. A turnstile having turnstile arms, a rotatable mechanism within whichis positioned superimposed slidable bolts, and common means cooperatingsuccessively with said bolts for limiting the movement of said turnstilearms.

5. The combination of a turnstile rotatable mechanism with a pluralityof super imposed slidable bolts, means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said mechanism and a slidable shoe adapted toposition said bolts in cooperative relation to said means.

6. In a turnstile, the combination of a rotatable mechanism providedwith slidable bolts, means adapted to limit circular movement of saidbolts, said last mentioned means being reversible and adapted to alloweither a forward or backward movement of said bolts in a circulardirection.

7. A turnstile having rotatable arms, means comprising unrestrainedslidable and rotatable bolts, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said arms.

8. A turnstile having a rotatable mechanism to which is connectedslidable, rotatable bolts, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said mechanism.

9. A turnstile having a rotatable mechanism to which is connectedslidable, rotatable, superimposed bolts, and means coopcrating with saidbolts for limiting the movement of said mechanism.

10. A turnstile having rotatable arms, means comprising rotatable bolts,and means cooperating with said bolts for limiting the movement of saidarms.

11. In a turnstile the combination of a plurality of rotatable, slidablebolts, means cooperating with said bolts for limiting the movement ofsaid turnstile, and a slidable shoe adapted to position said bolts incooperative relation to said means.

12. In a turnstile thercombination of a rotatable mechanism, a pluralityof superimposed, rotatable bolts slidable in different directionsrelative to each other, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said mechanism.

13. In a turnstile a rotatable mechanism having a head plate and bearingplate between which are positioned rotatable bolts movable in a planeparallel to said plates, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said head plate.

14. In a turnstile a rotatable mechanism having turnstile arms, a headplate and bearing plate between which are positioned superimposed bolts,and means cooperating with said bolts for limiting movement of said headplate.

15. In a turnstile, a rotatable mechanism havingturnstile arms, a headplate and bearing plate between which are positioned slidable,rotatable, superimposed bolts, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting movement of said head plate.

16. In a turnstile, a rack having side walls with one of said wallsprovided with an extension and a horizontal groove extending across theupper part of said rack and a horizontal groove extending across thelower part of said rack, said grooves adapted to receive a set pin.

17. In turnstile a rotatable mechanism having a head late and bearingplate between which are positioned slidable bolts, and means cooperatingwith said bolts for limiting the movement of said mechanism, and aslidable shoe adapted to position said bolts into and out of engagementwith said means.

18. In a turnstile a rotatable mechanism having a head plate and bearingplate between which are positioned superimposed slidable bolts. meanscoperating with said bolts for limiting the movement of said head plate,and a slidable shoe adapted to position said bolts into and out ofengagement with said means.

19. In a turnstile a rotatable mechanism having a head plate and bearingplate between which are positioned slidable, rotatable, superimposedbolts, means cooperating with said bolts for limiting the movement ofsaid mechanism, and a slidable shoe adapted to position said bolts intoand out of engagement with said means.

20. A' turnstile having rotatable arms, means comprising bolts withengaging projections at both ends and slidable with respect to eachother, and stop means cooperating with said bolts, said boltsalternately limiting the movement of said arms.

21. The combination of a turnstile rotatable mechanism having turnstilearms, stop means, and a pair or" slidable bolts in angular relation toeach other and adapted to cooperate with said stop means to limit themovement of said mechanism.

22. The combination of a turnstile rotatable mechanism with a pair ofsuperimposed slidable bolts in angular relation to each other, meanscooperating with said bolt-s for limiting the movement of saidmechanism, and means adapted to actuate only one bolt in each positionof the turnstile.

23. In a turnstile, a rotatable mechanism including a bolt, a reversiblerack engageable with said belt for limiting rotary movement of saidmechanism, and removable means engageable with either side of said rackto retain said rack in any of its'posi tions.

24. In a turnstile, a rotatable mechanism, a reversible rack forlimiting rotary movement of said mechanism and having pawl attachingmeans on opposite sides, said rack having recesses on opposite sides, apin engageable with the recesses on either side of the rack and aremovable pawl engageable with the pawl attaching means on either sideof said rack.

25. In a turnstile, a rotatable mechanism, slidable bolts carried bysaid mechanism, opposite ends of said bolts being alternately operable,means cooperating with said bolts for limiting rotary movement of saidmechanism, and a bolt operator common to both bolts for simultaneouslypositioning one end of one bolt in position to cooperate with said meanswhile removing the other end of the same bolt out of cooperativerelation with said means.

26. In a turnstile, a rotatable head having a plurality of recesses inits periphery, and grooves in its face, slidable bolts positioned insaid grooves, means cooperating with said bolts for limiting themovement of said head in one direction, and with said re cesses toprevent movement of said head in the reverse direction.

27. In a turnstile, a rotatable mechanism, interlocked slidable boltsmounted in said mechanism, and means cooperating with said bolts forlimiting the movement of said mechanism.

28. In a turnstile, a turnstile shaft, a rotatable mechanism secured tosaid shaft, superimposed mortised slidable bolts, and means cooperatingwith said bolts for limiting the movement of said rotatable mechanism.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

FRANK JOSEPH PEREY.

